Visual Design: Brush Technique and Speed Paint

For this session we were tasked with using lower opacity and flow settings on our brushes to build up value and texture.


This is a technique I have been using for years now and I find it the most natural thing to do coming from a traditional painting background where you build levels and levels of colour and texture up to create something more tangible and realistic.


After this, we had to take on a speed paint replica of the Whale Boy by one of my FAVOURITE concept artists Bobby Chiu. He imbues such character and whimsy in his pieces - a far cry from the schlock of generic sci fi concepts.


Initially we had to just block in colours and around midway through, were given a more detailed reference image from which to paint details from.


This was a hell of a lot of fun!